Driver Kills Woman Near Bronx Hospital, Police Say
City records say a driver failed to yield while turning a pickup truck at Seddon Street and St. Raymond Avenue, killing a 47-year-old woman; police told amNY a tow truck operator hit a 56-year-old woman and left near the hospital.
What We Know
A woman was killed at Seddon Street and St. Raymond Avenue in the Bronx. City records list the crash at 11:41 p.m. on Dec. 6 and say a driver failed to yield while making a left turn in a pickup truck. amNY, citing police sources, reported that a tow truck operator hit a woman as she crossed near Montefiore Westchester Square Hospital at about 12:15 a.m. on Dec. 7 and left the scene. The sources disagree on the woman’s age and the vehicle description: the official record lists a 47-year-old pedestrian and a pickup truck, while amNY reported a 56-year-old woman and a white tow truck.
A fatal crossing crash with conflicting public details
The official crash record says a driver in a pickup truck was making a left turn at Seddon Street and St. Raymond Avenue at 11:41 p.m. on Dec. 6 when a pedestrian was killed. The record lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor.
amNY reported that police said a tow truck operator hit a woman as she crossed the intersection near Montefiore Westchester Square Hospital at about 12:15 a.m. on Dec. 7, then left the scene heading along Seddon Street toward East Tremont Avenue.
The crash happened beside a hospital campus
The crash was recorded at Seddon Street and St. Raymond Avenue in the Bronx, in the 10461 ZIP code. amNY described the corner as steps from Montefiore Westchester Square Hospital.
That location mattered immediately after the crash: amNY reported that hospital staff ran outside to aid the woman, brought her inside for treatment, and could not save her.
The woman who died has not been publicly named in the reviewed article
The official record lists the person killed as a 47-year-old female pedestrian at an intersection. amNY reported that police described the victim as a 56-year-old woman and withheld her identity pending family notification.
Records and police reporting describe the vehicle differently
The official record lists one occupant in a pickup truck, with the driver traveling northwest and making a left turn. amNY reported that police were looking for the operator of a white tow truck.
Police opened a hit-and-run investigation
amNY reported that officers from the 45th Precinct responded and that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was leading the inquiry after the driver left the scene.